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Cowboys’ DaRon Bland Expected To Miss Multiple Games With Right-Foot Injury

Dallas anticipates a short absence that is unrelated to last year’s left-foot fracture.

Jul 22, 2025; Oxnard, CA, USA; Dallas Cowboys cornerback DaRon Bland (26) during training camp at the River Ridge Fields. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images/File Photo
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Overview

  • Team website and Associated Press reported Bland has a right-foot injury likely to sideline him for a couple of games, with ESPN characterizing the timeline as a multi-week absence.
  • Coaches and reporters said the issue is separate from the 2024 left-foot stress fracture and is not viewed as as serious; Bland was seen in a walking boot, per the Fort Worth Star‑Telegram.
  • Defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus declined to give a public timetable, while internal options Reddy Steward, Trikweze Bridges and C.J. Goodwin are in line to cover the nickel/slot.
  • Practice-squad defensive back Zion Childress is a candidate for a call-up, and Trevon Diggs, coming off knee surgery, expects a modest increase from his limited Week 1 workload.
  • Bland, a 2023 First-Team All-Pro who just signed a four-year deal reported at $92 million with about $50 million guaranteed, leaves a thin secondary that the Cowboys currently plan to address in-house rather than sign an outside corner, per multiple reports.